The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-06-02
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CONGRESSMAN LATHAM,
WHO WILL REPRESENT THE !.
FIRST DISTRICT

In the Coming Consress---A Short
ices.
LOUIS CHARLES LATHAM was born
at Plymouth, n. c., September 18th,
1910. He prepared for college in his
native county, and after graduating at
the State University in 1859 he at
tended the law school at Harvard
College in Massachusetts, On the
21st day of May, 1861, he enlisted in
the Confederate army for the war and
was made Captain of Company G, 1st
North Carolina Regiment of State
Troops. He was wounded in the
shoulder at Sharpsburg, after which
battle he was made Major Of the regi-
ment; ard at the Wilderness, on the
9th of May, 1864, he was wounded in
the abdomen and So incaracitated for
duty that he returned home, He
joined the army again, however, and
surrendered at Appomatox.
Immediately after the war he re-
sumed the studysof the law under
Hon. Asa Biggs, at WILLIAMSON, and
obtained his license in 1865 and prac-
ticed at Plymouth until June, 1875,
when he removed TO Greenville, in
Pitt county, where he now resides.
He first married in Plymouth, Miss
Norcum, by whom he has one child.
His second marriage was in 1877, to
Miss Monteiro, by whom he has 4 more.
Mai. Latham early took part in
politics, and is one OF the most infu-
ential and prominent men in the
E S ate. In 1859 he was elected to the
House of Commons from Washington
,, county, but thinking that he could
best serve his country upon the field
of battle he declined to receive the
commission and remained with his
regiment. Again in 1864 he was
elected to the same position from his
native county and served in the Legis-
{. lature Of that year until the close of
: its deliberations in January, 1868,
! when he returned to the army OF
e Northern Virginia and there remained
e until the end Of the war. In 1870 he
e represented the county Of Martin,
t Washington, Tyrrell and Dare in the
e State Senate, and was chairman upon
t the joint committee to redistrict the
s State. His ability was recognized by
d his friends, and at the following Con-
). gresslonal election his name was ad.
: vanced for nomination before the
; Democratic Convention of the 1st
: district. He was defeated, however
It by Col. D. NJ. Carter, and in 1874 and
;. 1878 he was also defeated for the nom
e ination by Hon. Jesse J. Yeates. Ii
It 1876 he was the Presidential electo1
It from the 1st district and received more
e votes in the State than any other mem
r Der on the ticket. In 1887 he was
e nominated for Congress by acclama
h ton and defeated the Republican can
} didate, c. W. Grandy, by q maiorit,
OF 800. He was again nominated by
acclamation III 1852, but at the elec-
ton was defeated by ". f. Pooi by
about 400 majority. On the 1lth do,
n Of August he was again nominated by
h the Democracy OF the 1st districJ ol
1t the 163rd ballot. He Immediately en-
n tered upon vigorous and active can
ie vass and was elected by majority o
+. about three thousand over his com
ID petitor. Capt. l.. j Barrett, OF Pit
Il county, who was running as an inde
W pendent candidate Ihe election 0
II Mai. Latham IS an assurance to tn
le Democracy Of North Carolina tha
ID the 1st Congressional district can al
h ways berelied upon to perform its duty
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